Marching on to Zion

We are children of a King Marching on

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: [We are children of a King]
Published in 8 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 We are children of a King,
Marching on to Zion;
O the songs of joy we sing,
On our journey home;
Will you go with us today,
Marching on to Zion,
Where the King will lead the way,
On our journey home?

Refrain:
Zion, Zion,
Marching on to Zion;
Soon we’ll enter the pearly gate,
Soon we’ll gather home.

2 Toil and danger we shall meet,
Marching on to Zion;
Thorns will pierce our weary feet,
On our journey home;
Yet the King His own will cheer,
Marching on to Zion;
O how oft His words we hear,
On our journey home. [Refrain]

3 True and faithful let us be,
Marching on to Zion,
Till our eyes the King shall see,
On our journey home;
Hark, He bids us watch and wait,
Marching on to Zion;
Till we reach the pearly gates,
On our journey home. [Refrain]

Source: Joyful Lays: a new collection of songs, prepared and adapted for the Sunday School #44

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Author: Fanny J. Crosby

Pseudonymns: James L. Black, Henrietta E. Blair, Charles Bruce, Robert Bruce, Lyman G. Cuyler, Lizzie Edwards. Grace J. Frances, Victoria Frances, Frank Gould, Frances Hope, Annie L. James, Martha J. Lankton, Maud Marion, Sallie Martin, Alice Monteith, Sallie Smith, J. L. Sterling, John Sterling, Julia Sterling, Ida Scott Taylor, Carrie M. Wilson, Clara M. Wilson Frances Jane Crosby, the daughter of John and Mercy Crosby, was born in Southeast, Putnam County, N. Y., March 24, 1820. She became blind at the age of six weeks from maltreatment of her eyes during a spell of sickness. When she was eight years old she moved with her parents to Eidgefield, Conn., the family remaining there four years. At the age of fifteen she entered the New Yo… Go to person page >

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First Line: We are children of a King Marching on
Title: Marching on to Zion
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Refrain First Line: Zion, Zion, marching on to Zion
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Instances (8)TextImageAudioScore
Glorious Praise: specially prepared for use in the prayer meeting, the church service, the young people's meetings, the Sunday school, the evangelistic and other religious gatherings #169Image
Joyful Lays: a new collection of songs, prepared and adapted for the Sunday School #44TextImageAudio
Lasting Hymns No. 2 #d257
Our Song Book : a collection of songs selected and edited expressly for the Sunday School of the First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church, Newark,N. J. #150Image
Recitations Song and Story #d87
Select Gems: a choice collection of popular hymns and music for use in prayer meetings, the home and Sunday schools #199Image
The Eureka Star #d97
Trinity Songs of Faith, Hope and Love #d149
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